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Released | 30 May 1980[1] | |||
Recorded | 1979[1] | |||
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Length | 45:32 | |||
Label | Charisma (UK) Mercury (US 1980) Geffen (US 1983) | |||
Producer | Steve Lillywhite | |||
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Peter Gabriel is the third solo studio album by the English rock musician Peter Gabriel, released on 30 May 1980[10] by Charisma Records. The album, produced by Steve Lillywhite, has been acclaimed as Gabriel's artistic breakthrough as a solo artist. AllMusic wrote that it established him as "one of rock's most ambitious, innovative musicians".[11]
Building on the experimental sound of his previous self-titled studio album, it saw Gabriel embracing post-punk and new wave with an art rock sensibility. Gabriel also explored more overtly political material with the anti-war song "Games Without Frontiers" (which became a No. 4 hit and remains his joint highest-charting single in the UK) and the anti-apartheid protest song "Biko", which remembered the murdered activist Steve Biko.
The album is also often referred to as Melt, owing to its cover photograph by Hipgnosis.[5] Some music streaming services currently refer to it as Peter Gabriel 3: Melt.[12]
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was invoked but never defined (see the help page).Peter Gabriel's new album simply titled 'Peter Gabriel' is released on May 30.